The BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera is exactly what it sounds like. It was announced earlier this month and promised to deliver super-sharp image quality in a tiny $1000 device. By the looks of the first bits of footage to hit the web, it won’t underwhelm. More »
Thanks to the advancement of technology these days, snapping photos and grabbing high quality videos are no longer limited to bulky devices. In fact capturing Full HD videos on phones these days has become more or less a standard feature, a feature which a few years ago would have cost customers a small fortune to own. Now if you’re a video enthusiast looking to capture videos on the go with a small and discreet device, Blackmagic Design has announced a pocket-sized 1080p video camera called the Pocket Cinema Camera. This device, according to its manufacturer, promises to be capable of 422 ProRes capture with lossless CinemaDNG which will be added via its firmware.
The device will use a Super 16 imaging area, an active Micro Four Thirds lens mount, and will cost customers $995. Blackmagic Design has also stated that the Pocket Cinema camera will be available for purchase in July. Capturing ProRes footage at 220Mbps, it is estimated that it will be able to record 50 minutes of footage with a 64GB SDXC card, microphone and headphone sockets, and support for tripod mounting. $995 does seem a little expensive and we guess for those who aren’t too fussed, a regular mirrorless camera should do just fine.
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The film/videomaking world was set aflame last year when Blackmagic Design announced its Cinema Camera. It looks like the rogues are back for more with a RAW-shooting, $1000 video camera that fits in your pocket. More »
Blackmagic Design has thrown its Cinema Camera MFT into the Micro Four Thirds arena, but it will only work with lenses that have manual iris and focus capability. The shooter is otherwise identical to the original Cinema Camera, with a 2.5k, sub-MFT sensor; CinemaDNG RAW, ProRes and DNxHD capture formats; built-in SSD; capacitive touchscreen; and an included copy of DaVinci Resolve color correction software. That means cineasts already on board that format will have another mount for their glass, and MFT’s mirrorless aspect will also permit other lens formats, like PL or Nikon, to be added with third party adapters. So, if the relatively low price, claimed 13 stop dynamic range, higher-than-HD resolution and new mount is enough to push your “start” button, check the PR for the entire skinny.
Blackmagic launches Cinema Camera MFT with Micro Four Thirds mount, sans autofocus, for $3K originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Sep 2012 06:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Remember that $2,995 Blackmagic Cinema Camera that shoots full-res 21:9 16:9 video? It’s now hitting shelves, or maybe we should say “a shelf,” because the initial shipment was “rather small,” according to the company. The arrival date was pushed back earlier, and now the 2.5k, 12-bit RAW, sub-four-thirds video camera won’t roll out in volume until the “parts supply ramps up.” Meanwhile, B&H got a handful along with several other dealers, but if you just decided to order one for tomorrow’s shoot, you may wanna cool your ardor — there’s quite a back order to get through, first.
Blackmagic Design starts shipping Cinema Cameras in limited quantity originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Unfortunately, there’s a delay for cinéastes anxiously awaiting their 12-bit RAW Blackmagic Cinema Cameras, but the news isn’t all bad. The camera is “in the final stages of Thunderbolt certification and internal testing” and manufacturing will follow as soon as that’s done — probably in the second week of August, according to the company. It will still hit the market with the $2,995 price tag, Canon lens mount, 15.6 x 8 mm sensor and built-in SSD recorder intact. In more positive news, the company has identified the cause of aliasing noticed by some viewers and blames it on the workflow used. It’s posted a few new videos to back up the claim, which can be viewed at the source link below. Considering the company might soon have similar competition, it’s probably best to work out any bugs before shipping a boatload out to finicky cinema clients.
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Blackmagic Cinema Camera pushed back a few weeks, new footage shown originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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